shyam hare shri shyam hare
khatu wale shyam hare
shyam shyam shri shyam shyam
jai shyam shyam shri shyam

hum to niyam nibhate aaye
khatu aane jane ka, khatu aane jane ka
hum to niyam nibhate aaye
khatu aane jane ka
kuch tera bhi farz banta hai
kuch tera bhi dharm banta hai
humare ghar aane ka
kuch tera bhi farz banta hai
humare ghar aane ka
kahtu ke sitare aaja re, bhakto ke dullare aaja re
hare ke sahare aaja re, aangan me humare aaja re

jai shri shyam jai shri shyam
khatu wale jai shri shyam
jai shyam shyam jai shyam shyam
jai shyam shyam hare hare
phool bikaner se laye, chola dilli me silaya
singar karne walo ko jaipur se bulaya
o veer siromani sooro ke soorma
tere liye banaya yaha khir churma
har din hum tera diya khaye
din hai tujhe jimane ka
ye din hai tujhe jimane ka
har din hum tera diya khaye
din hai tujhe jimane ka
kuch tera bhi farz banta hai
kuch tera bhi dharm banta hai
prasad yaha pane ka
kuch tera bhi farz banta hai
prasad yaha pane ka
kahtu ke sitare aaja re, bhakto ke dullare aaja re
hare ke sahare aaja re, aangan me humare aaja re

jai shri shyam jai shri shyam
khatu wale jai shri shyam
aai re o shyam dhani
aai re o shyam dhani
bachpan se tere rang me doobi
khoi teri lagan me
kaha ruk pati kaise na aati
main tere kirtan me
terei jot jagai aaja sanwre
yaha aake fir na ja sanwre
darshan ka ras barsa ja sanwre
tarso ki pyas bujha ja sanwre
aaja sanwre
kirtan to hai ek bahana
tujhko yaha bulane ka
tujhko yaha bulane ka
kirtan to hai ek bahana
tujhko yaha bulane ka
kuch tera bhi farz banta hai
kuch tera bhi dharm banta hai
bulaye bin aane ka
kuch tera bhi farz banta hai
bulaye bin aane ka
kahtu ke sitare aaja re
bhakto ke dullare aaja re
hare ke sahare aaja re
aangan me humare aaja re

jai shri shyam jai shri shyam
khatu wale jai shri shyam
jai shyam shyam jai shyam shyam
jai shyam shyam hare hare
dhai akshar ka prem
dhai akshar ka shyam
dhai akshar ke bhakt jape prem se naam
dhai akshar ke bhakt jape prem se naam
o leele wale o shish ke dani
tere teen baan hain shivji ki nishani
o leele wale o shish ke dani
tere teen baan hain shivji ki nishani
krishn sang humne to loha mana tere nishane ka
loha mana tere nishane ka
krishn sang humne to loha mana tere nishane ka
kuch tera bhi farz banta hai
kuch tera bhi dharm banta hai
re bhakto ko bachane ka
kuch tera bhi dharm banta hai
re bhakto ko bachane ka
kahtu ke sitare aaja re
bhakto ke dullare aaja re
hare ke sahare aaja re
aangan me humare aaja re
shyam rang shyam roop
shyam naam hare hare
hare shyam hare shyam
shyam shyam hare hare
tejbant shktiwan puny dhaam hare hare
hare shyam hare shyam
shyam naam hare hare
khatu naresh ki jai
dani vishesh ki jai
sacche lakhdatar ki jai
bolo lakhdatar ki jai
bolo shyam dhani ki jai

Dark One, green and radiant, Dark One,
Lord of Khatu, Dark One, green and radiant.
Dark One, Dark One, O Dark One, Dark One,
Hail Dark One, Dark One, O Dark One.

We have kept our vows,
To journey to Khatu, to journey to Khatu, we have kept our vows.
To journey to Khatu, does a duty now fall to you?
Does a dharma now call to you, to visit our home?
Does a duty now fall to you, to visit our home?
Star of Khatu, come forth, beloved of devotees, come forth,
Support of the weary, come forth, into our courtyard, come forth.

Hail Shri Dark One, hail Shri Dark One, Lord of Khatu, hail Shri Dark One,
Hail Dark One, Dark One, hail Dark One, Dark One, hail Dark One, green and radiant.
Flowers from Bikaner we brought, robes sewn in Delhi,
Decorators summoned from Jaipur.
O hero among heroes, champion of champions, for you we have made kheer churma here.
Each day we eat what you give, today is for feeding you.
Today is for feeding you, each day we eat what you give,
Today is for feeding you, does a duty now fall to you?
Does a dharma now call to you, to partake of the offerings here?
Does a duty now fall to you, to partake of the offerings here?
Star of Khatu, come forth, beloved of devotees, come forth,
Support of the weary, come forth, into our courtyard, come forth.

Hail Shri Dark One, hail Shri Dark One, Lord of Khatu, hail Shri Dark One,
O Dark One, I have been steeped in your colors since childhood,
Lost in your devotion, how could I stop, how could I not come?
I have lit your flame in your kirtan, come, Dark One.
Come here, then do not go again, Dark One.
Shower the nectar of darshan, Dark One.
Quench the thirst of ages, Dark One.
Come, Dark One.

The kirtan is but a pretext, to call you here,
To call you here, the kirtan is but a pretext.
To call you here, does a duty now fall to you?
Does a dharma now call to you, to come without being called?
Does a duty now fall to you, to come without being called?
Star of Khatu, come forth, beloved of devotees, come forth,
Support of the weary, come forth, into our courtyard, come forth.

Hail Shri Dark One, hail Shri Dark One, Lord of Khatu, hail Shri Dark One,
Hail Dark One, Dark One, hail Dark One, Dark One,
Hail Dark One, green and radiant, the love of two and a half letters,
The Dark One of two and a half letters.
Devotees of two and a half letters chant the name with love.
O rider of the blue horse, O giver of the head,
Your three arrows are the sign of Shiva.
O rider of the blue horse, O giver of the head,
Your three arrows are the sign of Shiva.
We have acknowledged the iron, along with Krishna, of your aim.
Acknowledged the iron of your aim,
We have acknowledged the iron, along with Krishna, of your aim.
Does a duty now fall to you, does a dharma now call to you,
To protect your devotees? Does a duty now fall to you,
To protect your devotees? Star of Khatu, come forth,
Beloved of devotees, come forth, support of the weary, come forth,
Into our courtyard, come forth, Dark One's color, Dark One's form,
Dark One's name, green and radiant, green Dark One, Dark One,
Dark One, green and radiant, radiant, powerful, virtuous abode, green and radiant,
Green Dark One, Dark One,
Dark One, green and radiant, hail to the Lord of Khatu,
Hail to the special giver, hail to the true court,
Say hail to the giver of a lakh, say hail to Dark One,